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Paul B
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Look What I Found This Morning
« on: Sep 25th, 2006, 5:00pm » |
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Nothing stolen. It was the whole car they were trying to take.
Steering column shroud ripped off, barrel thumped about, and PATS lead left dangling where they'd attempted to bypass it.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #1 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 5:03pm » |
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OH dear, what were they after hopefully no other damage done just the mess to clean up.... 
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #2 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 6:02pm » |
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the little b*stards
if it's any help theres a scorpio in a scrappy near me, i think it still has the steering shroud and possibly the drivers window
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TiberiuS
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #3 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 6:10pm » |
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B@ST@RDS
This is what happens nowadays, they see a decent car and just want to wreck it, no respect for anything or anybody, just scum...
Get hold of the little f**kers and merge the bloody steering column with their skulls
Where was it parked? on the street or off road?
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Baz
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #4 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 6:13pm » |
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Was the car deadlocked Paul? If it was, how did they get into it and still leave so much glass in the frame?
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cossieguy
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #5 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 6:19pm » |
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Sorry mate, don't know what i'd do if i woke up to that. Least the car is still there and the rest is pretty cosmetic (No consilation) Hope its back to its former glory soon. Dare i ask what the police are doing about it? Other than scratching their arses.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #6 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 6:23pm » |
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Holy nuts Paul, I really feel for you mate.
I don't suppose you have any idea as to who it may have been 
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #7 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 7:13pm » |
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If you need a copper, you better check down the local petrol station or cafe or motorway bridge where they are on "camera duty"
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Paul B
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #8 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 7:25pm » |
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Haven't had too much time to inspect things too closely yet, so not sure what parts are actually damaged, but it doesn't appear too bad 
Here's the thing... due to an ongoing mystery electical fault whereby the the car can drain a perfect battery almost overnight, it wasn't connected. The battery was flat and on charge.
So, the car had been locked 'manually' and not double locked. As a result, there was no red light flashing on the dash and no alarm to sound when they leant through to unlock the door. DOH!!!
Still, that also meant that they had no chance of starting it up either.
Looked like they knew what they were doing though by fiddling with the PATS module (unsuccessfully). Shame they didn't have the brains to lift the bonnet and reconnect the battery eh? 
Already have a door glass (thanks Paul  ) and I know I'll need the lower shroud. I think everything else is intact. The steering didn't break, the cloumn just twisted around a bit (you can just see that in the photo).
Nothing was taken from the car at all. Some money and loads of CD's still in there. It would appear it was definitely the car they were after.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #9 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 7:34pm » |
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Filthy Dirty SCUM. Yet another example of YOU having to put your hand in your pocket because some mindless little scumbag couldn't leave other people's property alone.
So much for Mr Blairs "get tough on Crime" initiatives.
Hope you get it sorted mate....and sort the little bustard who did it too, if you get the chance.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #10 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 7:50pm » |
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Paul, you may know that Paulscorp and Russ are breaking a car at the moment so they may have the shroud you require and of course they are Kent based. Suggest a PM. If no joy let me know and I'll visit my local (Crawley) scrappy and see if I can aquire the part you want. Wouldn't you just love to come round the corner with the torque wrench in your hand and catch the little b....ds.
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Paul B
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #11 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 8:04pm » |
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Those of you on here who know me will know that I'm actually quite laid back, easy going and mild mannered but it does make me want to find them and wrap that steering column across their head until the half-a-brain they have comes running out of their ears
The police are doing what they can (bless 'em) and turned up in a matter of... well, 3 hours! By this time, the pouring rain had washed away the boot prints beside the car and also made their fag butts useless as evidence.
The broken shroud had dabs on the inside of it and was taken away. The rest of the interior was apparently useless as the textures were all wrong for gaining prints.
"The surface of the steering wheel and your seats (the grain of the leather) is no good - it has to be a smooth shiney surface".
You have to despair really don't you?
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Dave
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #12 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 9:42pm » |
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For god's sake
You just can't leave anything anywhere can you
Sorry to see this Paul, at least they didn't manage to take it after all the work you have done 
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #13 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 10:44pm » |
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Paul I feal sick as a dog mate my stomach is in my mouth, and its not my car god knows how I would be if it was mine.
my opinion is that Blair feka is directly responsible for the damage to your car.
Afterall he was the one who said he was going to get tough on crime it never did happen the soft sheite
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #14 on: Sep 25th, 2006, 10:50pm » |
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i know the feeling well, the same happened to me a couple of months back.
you're lucky the police came out, i phoned em, they gave me a crime reference number for insurance and said they'd be in touch. 4 days later they phoned to check the details and asked if i'd used the car as they might get prints (bit late for that!). 2 weeks later i got a letter saying no one had been arrested and there was a nice glossy victim support leaflet with it.
but i think its always worth reporting; crime records and if there is a pattern emerging hopefully they'll spot it, or at least encourage them to patrol more.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #15 on: Sep 26th, 2006, 6:57am » |
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Well you have my commiserations. Personally I've just spent a few days hard graft turning part of my back garden into a car driveway, complete with (sensor) floodlight and wireless IP camera. At least if anything happens I'll have video footage to hand to the police.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #16 on: Sep 26th, 2006, 7:24am » |
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You'll probably find that you've infringed their human rights !!!! but then are they 'human'!. Oh and don't get Baz going on the video bit..... its a bit like a red rag to a Bull......!!.
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #17 on: Sep 26th, 2006, 7:30am » |
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Gutted for you mate!
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #18 on: Sep 26th, 2006, 9:32am » |
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Bloody scum. Makes me so fecking annoyed.
Hope you get it sorted soon Paul, and catch the thingys.....hmmm thats likely
Paul
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Re: Look What I Found This Morning
« Reply #19 on: Sep 26th, 2006, 9:56am » |
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on Sep 26th, 2006, 7:24am, Simmo wrote:| You'll probably find that you've infringed their human rights !!!! |
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Not if the camera and "they" are on my property.
There was a well reported incident where one of these cameras was used by a guy and it recorded images of the oik/s stealing the very computer it was connected to. However, he had it set up for motion sensing and it emailed images to him at work. He sent the images to the police who recognised the thief and arrested him. They also used the images in court.
Having said all that, i recall a case in scotland where a convicted repeat arsonist appealed against a ban on her having matches and lighters (for obvious reasons) and won because it contravened her right to freely smoke cigarettes - human rights law in action!
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